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Posted on October 9, 2018

Górecki / Symphony No. 2 “Copernican”, Final section

Górecki is of course most famous for his third symphony of “Sorrowful Songs”, I recently discovered this which is just as powerful:  

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Posted on October 4, 2018

A Whale Burial in Magheraroarty, Donegal, March 2007

One day in March (I think) 2007 I was walking along the beach at Magheraroarty when I came across a large crowd watching two diggers preparing a sandy grave for…

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Posted on October 4, 2018

Like A Young Swan

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Posted on October 4, 2018October 5, 2018

Sinister Espie

Contains elements of “Lightsick”, Zola Jesus.

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Posted on October 4, 2018October 4, 2018

Less-than-busy doctors: “The Beetle Hunter” Arthur Conan Doyle

Can I be forgiven some cross posting? This originally was posted on my other, more medically focused blog, A Medical Education, but i guess no one can stop me re-posting it…

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Posted on October 3, 2018

Mikhail Vrubel, “Moses”

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Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018

#Inktober2018 Day 3 – #roasted

My own effort for this was inspired by my recent encounter with the dried-up riverbed of the Clashawley River. But still not sharing online! I found the pickings on Twitter…

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Posted on October 3, 2018

“The Barn Owls of Tipperary”, talk by Áine Lynch of BirdWatch Ireland, Tirry Centre, Fethard, October 4th

In case a Blessing of the Animals is not enough for one day, there is a talk at 7.45 pm in the Tirry Community Centre, Fethard on the Barn Owls…

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